Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mistrustful of state, Brazil slum hires own doctors to fight virus
By Stephen Eisenhammer SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Emerson Barata draws a circular map of Sao Paulo's largest slum, Paraisopolis, and begins to mark confirmed coronavirus cases in blue ink. At the center of...
Apr 02, 2020
EU banking watchdog sets out virus-hit loan relief
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's banking watchdog published guidance on Thursday to help banks avoid having to step up provisioning for loans to companies temporarily hit by the coronavirus cri...
Apr 02, 2020
Global coronavirus deaths top 50,000 - Johns Hopkins tally
(Reuters) - Global coronavirus deaths topped 50,200 on Thursday as the pandemic ravages the United States and Europe, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Reported cases of the COVID-19 r...
Apr 02, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 213,144 coronavirus cases, 4,513 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 213,144 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 27,043 cases from its previous count, and said the number of dea...
Apr 02, 2020
Dutch returning from U.S. should self-quarantine: prime minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch citizens returning from the United States by plane should self-quarantine for a period of 14 days, the Netherlands' prime minister said on Thursday, as part of measures int...
Apr 02, 2020
Bank of America cuts Brazil 2020 GDP forecast to -3.5% from -0.5%: report
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Bank of America on Thursday cut its 2020 forecast for Brazil's gross domestic product (GDP) to a 3.5% contraction from a 0.5% fall, it said in a report, citing the strong impact ...
Apr 02, 2020
Wisconsin proceeds with U.S. presidential primary despite coronavirus fears
By John Whitesides (Reuters) - Wisconsin officials plowed ahead on Thursday with plans for a U.S. presidential primary next week despite a shortage of poll workers and a flurry of legal challenges ami...
Apr 02, 2020
Uber to start shipping car disinfectants to drivers
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc will begin shipping disinfecting car spray to selected drivers in areas most affected by the coronavirus outbreak, an executive said on Thursday. The company had prom...
Apr 02, 2020
Euro, yen swap spreads stabilize, show less demand for U.S. dollars
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cost of raising U.S. dollar funds in the Japanese and European foreign exchange swaps market narrowed considerably on Thursday in favor of the other two currencies, suggesting...
Apr 02, 2020
New York has ventilators to last 6 days: governor
(Reuters) - New York has enough ventilators in stock to last another 6 days at the current rate they are being used in hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, the governor said on Thursday. Andrew Cu...
Apr 02, 2020
